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1952: Case F. Paralysis of limbs Adult female. Continues to make progress. Both legs
and trunk. paralysed, both arms weak. Attends hospital for
physiotherapy.
Case G. Paralysis of both Boy now aged 14 years. Continues to make progress.
legs. . Walks well. Wears calliper for right leg, but can do
without it for short periods.
1950: Case A. Paralysis in left Adult male. Residual partial paralysis left leg. At work,
leg.
Case B. Paralysis in both Boy now aged 7 years. Fully recovered.
legs.
Case C. Paralysis in arms, Girl now aged 19 years. Continues to make slight proetc.
gress. Residual paralysis in legs. Continues
therapy treatment and travels in motor wheel chair and
wears pelvic support and calliper.
1949: Case B. Paralysis anterior Girl now aged 14 years. Recovery good. Full power of
tibials, etc. all limbs except for slight limitation of flexion of left foot.

It will be seen from these figures that of 45 cases of paralytic poliomyelitis occurring
during these six years, 32 recovered completely, regaining full power of every muscle
affected.
Influenza
Influenza was not a problem in 1954. There was one death attributed to influenza
as compared with 9 in 1953.
Dysentery
In the beginning of the year it was noticed from the figures supplied by the Registrar
General each week that cases of dysentery were occurring throughout the country and
information was received during February that three children attending one of the schools
in the Borough, and said to be partaking of school dinners, had been diagnosed as suffering
from Sonne Dysentery. The Sanitary Inspector then visited the school and gave general
instructions on hygiene. Faeces specimens were obtained from the canteen workers and
these were all returned as bacteriologically negative. In the meantime, all contacts had
been traced and specimens taken, and further positives were found. Arrangements were
made by the Education Officer for individual paper towels to be issued to the Infants' School
and the Head Mistress was instructed not to re-admit children after absences unless there
was satisfactory evidence of non-infectivity. Cases occurred in the Junior School and the
supply of individual paper towels was arranged for that Department. In all during this
outbreak, 82 persons, the majority symptom free, were found to be bacteriologically positive.
These being traced, isolated, and treated, we were able to consider the epidemic as having
ended by the end of April, although sporadic cases and persistent carriers were still requiring
attention for a further two months.
Smallpox (Variola)
No patients with smallpox, and no contacts of cases of smallpox were notified to the
Department from the Port Authorities during the year.
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